Green Cabomba Caroliniana

[Nofrnds2pla]

Dumb question but here goes….i just received my Green Cabomba Caroliniana today and it did not come with any instructions. It has a little lead like clamp at the bottom of the plant. Must this be removed? Am I able to use it as a weight to plant in the substrate? If I leave it on will it prevent the plant from developing roots? I want to plant a piece or two and I don’t mind if I have some floaters. Thank you for any input you can provide.

 

[connorlindeman]

Dumb question but here goes….i just received my Green Cabomba Caroliniana today and it did not come with any instructions. It has a little lead like clamp at the bottom of the plant. Must this be removed? Am I able to use it as a weight to plant in the substrate? If I leave it on will it prevent the plant from developing roots? I want to plant a piece or two and I don’t mind if I have some floaters. Thank you for any input you can provide.

You could leave the weight on there, but every now and then you will have to cut the bottom of the stem to get rid of the dead plant matter. Same thing if you plant it. It feeds from the water column and will do best floating.

 

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You could leave the weight on there, but every now and then you will have to cut the bottom of the stem to get rid of the dead plant matter. Same thing if you plant it. It feeds from the water column and will do best floating.

I’ve always liked Cabomba but the times I tried it I killed it within a month . Got any other tips ? Lighting , etc .

 

[Nofrnds2pla]

You could leave the weight on there, but every now and then you will have to cut the bottom of the stem to get rid of the dead plant matter. Same thing if you plant it. It feeds from the water column and will do best floating.

Thank you, I actually got it as a floater, but then it looks so pretty when I stuck it in the substrate with its little metal anchor! I think I will have it be a floater

 

[Nofrnds2pla]

I’ve always liked Cabomba but the times I tried it I killed it within a month . Got any other tips ? Lighting , etc .

I read a lot of conflicting info one place said bright light another said low light. I’ll let you know how mine work out.

 

[Colin_T]

Cabomba either grows in the tank or it doesn't. You can have two tanks set up exactly the same and it will thrive in one and fall apart in the other. It's a pita plant. Ambulia looks similar but is much easier to grow.

Cabomba is normally planted in the substrate but you need to take care not to damage the stems or they rot. You can also let it float, which you have done. The plant anchors can be removed or left on, I prefer to remove them. You can lay a stem of Cabomba on the substrate and use plant anchors to hold it on the surface of the gravel. The plant will grow roots into the substrate and send up stems at each leaf node.

It likes lots of light and some aquarium plant fertiliser.